Maryam Sanda Condemned to Death for Killing Her Husband

Maryam Sanda has been convicted of murdering her husband, Bilyamin Mohammed Bello.

She is therefore sentenced to death by hanging. By an Abuja Federal high court today, the 27th of January.

Her conviction follows the case where Sanda stood trial on a two-count charge of culpable homicide. The offense led to the death of her husband in November 2017.

On hearing the judgement, Maryam attempted to flee the court premises but was held down by court and prison security.

Bilyamin Mohammed Bello is a nephew to Haliru Mohammed Bello, a former national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

The Federal Capital Territory Police had charged Maryam Sanda with culpable homicide after she stabbed and killed her husband with a broken bottle in 2017.

Charged along with her at that time were her mother, Maimuna Aliyu; brother, Aliyu Sanda and her house-maid, Sadiya Aminu.

The 3 suspects were accused of conspiring with Maryam to conceal the evidence by cleaning the blood of the deceased from the scene of the crime.

Nonetheless, the trial judge, Justice Halilu, in 2018 berated the police for not doing a thorough job in tying the 3 alleged conspirators to the offense. They were then discharged and acquitted.

In her words:

“The no-case submission of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th defendants is hereby upheld and they are hereby discharged and acquitted.”